This is a statue from ancient Egypt depicting Bull worship. The Kamataka and Andhra regions of India still have huge images of squatting bulls in numerous temples.Similar images abounding in the north were destroyed by Muslim invaders.
Worshiping cows and bulls as divine aide providing animal - power for farms and nourishing milk for humans is part of Vedic adoration of and gratitude towards divinity.Prevalence of such worship in Egypt and other parts or the ancient world prove their adherence to Vedic culture.
Ancient Egypt had Vedic influences and several photographic evidences were found, which indicate Saivism and Vaishnavism being followed by rulers of Egypt.
In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis (spelled as Hapi-ankh), is a bull-deity that was worshipped in the Memphis region.“Apis served as an intermediary between humans and an all-powerful god (originally Ptah, later Osiris, then Atum).”
This Ptah (vocalized as Pitaḥ in ancient Egyptian) could be derived from Sanskrit word Pitah(which means father) or and Shiva Puran clearly states that Nandi (sacred bull) is the intermediary between humans and Lord Siva.That is why we find Nandi in front of all Sivalings in hindu temples and people are advised to visit Nandi first, before worshiping Shiva.
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